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About Dasaj Village

Dasaj is one of the larger villages in Unjha tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,277, made up of 2,679 males and 2,598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1683.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasaj village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Unjha
Pincode 384170
Area (hectares) 1683.24 hectares
Population 5,277
Male Population 2,679
Female Population 2,598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dasaj compares

By the 2011 count Dasaj is the 8th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,820 residents. Its 1683.24 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dasaj

Dasaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dasaj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dasaj from other places

Dasaj lies about 28 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Kamli, about 7.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dasaj
Tehsil headquarters Unjha 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Kamli 7.7 km
District headquarters Mahesana 28 km

Villages closest to Dasaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Unjha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dasaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasaj village had a population of 5,277. That makes it the 8th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,820 residents.

Dasaj village has 2,679 males and 2,598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasaj has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dasaj is 384170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasaj covers 1683.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dasaj falls under Unjha tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dasaj is Kamli, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dasaj.

Dasaj is about 28 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasaj is in Unjha tehsil of Mahesana district. Unjha is about 7.3 km away. Kamli is about 7.7 km away. Mahesana is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahoda (5.1 km), Maktupur (8.0 km) and Brahmanvada (8.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dasaj today is likely to be higher.

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